What are the folk customs in Wenzhou?

From "Opening the Door" to "Collecting Treasures" —— How much do you know about Wenzhou folk customs? When you go out on the first day of the first month, you should choose a good direction. Burn incense in front of the kitchen god first, then take an empty pot, put a spoon in it and turn it hard. According to the direction pointed by the last stopped handle, a person will walk with scissors, and then hear and remember what the first person said before cutting (virtual action), that is, take half and go back to divination. This is called "complement each other", which is also commonly known as "not listening". Happy Koucai: During the Chinese New Year, Wenzhou people like to eat Koucai, and they are only allowed to say auspicious words and avoid unlucky words. "Relatives reward, auspicious words. Even if they 18 years old give gifts, they should add things like Ping An money and evergreen cypress, otherwise it will mean auspiciousness. " (Tong Yuansun's Yongjia) Send gold ingots: On the first day of the first lunar month, someone tied brown sugar gold ingots to evergreen branches and sent auspicious words from door to door. Playing bamboo board alone, now making up slang. It is "good" for one person to shake spring firewood (camphor tree branches and leaves), which is called "sending ingots" or "shouting ingots". There is a saying in Wenzhou: "On the first day of the first month of the first month, I will give you an ingot, and every word will be the best." After that, every household will give some rice cakes or change. Yongjia sent the song of Yuanbao: "Yuanbao enters the door, good! Gold and silver make a fortune, good! Good deeds, good deeds and past lives, good! Twist the spindle, ok! Raising pigs is as big as cattle, good! The ingot shows, ok! Liu, barefoot and unkempt, good! Liu Yan jinchan, ok! Money, money, send it home, ok! Happy birthday to Lu! " Selling skills: In Cangnan and Pingyang, from the first day of the first month to the evening of the third day, there are selling skills teams carrying lanterns and chanting auspicious words loudly at people's doors, commonly known as "selling skills" or "selling wonders". People will send some rice cakes, cigarettes or red envelopes when they arrive, and they will stop for three nights. Some happy people (such as getting married, celebrating a birthday, building a house, having children, etc.). It is also necessary to make an appointment in advance, open the door to welcome guests into the hall, and entertain them with cigarettes and banquets, which is called "playing the role of a new house" or "playing the role of a bride". New Year Drum: During the New Year's Day, there are cultural and recreational activities among the people, such as playing new drums and percussion. At the dawn of the Spring Festival, children come and go in droves, carrying gongs and drums along the street, which is called "New Year Drum". Some people gather their neighbors and play all kinds of music, including percussion and oratorios, which are joyful and lively. Dragon Dance Lantern: There is a folk custom of dragon dance during the Spring Festival. In Pingyang, more than ten people hold colorful dragons and dance dragons in front of temples and big houses. The main family rewards red envelopes, rice cakes and sweets. There are white dragons and white bamboo cloth, which can be lit inside. Also known as "Dragon Lantern", it is held by more than 10 young people. They usually stay in temples, set incense burners and gongs and drums, and Mr. Song Shu sings stories or eulogies, which are called "Dragon". The person in charge of the temple has to pay and arrange accommodation. Activities are limited to one month. Welcome the New Year: In Pingyang and other places, people light incense in their rooms and set off firecrackers in front of the gods at midnight on 1 month/day, which is called "Welcome the New Year". Lighting: From the first day to the fifth day, lanterns are lit in the dormitory every night until dawn. This is the so-called "lantern". Greeting the Kitchen God: In Pingyang and other places, it is customary to greet the Kitchen God in the early morning of the third day or the evening of the fourth day. According to legend, "The Kitchen God returned to heaven on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, so he prayed for it" (Pingyang County Records). On both sides of Yongjia nanxi river, the kitchen is welcomed in the early morning of the first day of the first month. Commonly known as the Kitchen God,1went to heaven on the evening of February 24th and came back from heaven on the first day of the first month. Every household sticks a new statue of the kitchen god in the shrine, lights incense sticks, makes a cup of tea and worships the statue. Treasure Collection: On the fifth day of the first month, every household should put away the portraits of ancestors and all kinds of treasures, calligraphy and paintings placed on the nave on New Year's Eve. This is called "treasure". When collecting treasures, family members should pay homage, and the next generation of relatives from other places should also come to worship. In Pingyang, "those who leave on the fifth day, or hang for half a month" is called "blooming on the fifth day" in Wencheng. People put away the portraits of their ancestors, which means that the Spring Festival has come to an end, all taboos and some sacrificial activities have been lifted, and normal life order has been restored. In the old society, in towns, except some shops opened on the third and fourth days, most shops opened on the fifth and sixth days. When the market is open, all the shops will set off firecrackers and hang lanterns to celebrate.